By Leah Veldhuisen ’19 This season, the CC Nordic Ski Team had a handful of students heading to the U.S. Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association Nationals at Snow King Mountain in Jackson Hole, Wyoming for the first time ever. Ines Siepmann ’19, Maddie Strasser ’21, Oliver Jones ’20, and Benjamin Swift ’21all qualified for the …
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Get to Know Allen Bertsche: Director of Global Education
By Ritik Shrestha ’22 In January, Allen Bertsche joined CC as director of global education, a role that aims to expand on the college’s emphasis on cultural exchange. He says he’s excited to become a part of the campus and to help give CC students the chance to expand their horizons through international travel. Here …
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CC Shows Support for Paris Agreement on Climate Change
By: Miriam Brown ’21 The United States may intend to pull out of the Paris Agreement in 2020, but Colorado College is saying, “We Are Still In.” In 2015, 195 countries, including the U.S., came together in Paris and agreed to make strides to limit the effects of global warming, such as by reducing carbon …
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Get to Know: Anna Thompson, Sexual Assault Response Coordinator
By: Ritik Shrestha ’22 In January, Anna Thompson joined CC as the new sexual assault response coordinator, a role that supports the campus’s initiative to become a safer and more open place for students to discuss their experiences. Thompson says she’s excited to work with students to make a lasting impact on campus culture. Here, …
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Student Research Provides Value to Students and Professors
By Leah Veldhuisen ’19 One benefit of attending a small liberal arts school is the research opportunities available to undergraduate students. At CC, the Department of Psychology is particularly invested in student research, as three professors — Kevin Holmes, Emily Chan, and Tomi-Ann Roberts — have recently published papers on the importance of undergraduate research. Additionally, …
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“Woodcuts and Weavings:” Jeanne Steiner, Jean Gumpper Create Quietude in New Exhibit
By Miriam Brown ’21 Arts and Crafts Director Jeanne Steiner creates textile work inspired by high-rise architecture, such as in New York City and Chicago. Printmaking professor Jean Gumpper creates woodcuts inspired by the open landscapes of Hawaii, Michigan, and Colorado. In their new exhibition “Woodcuts and Weavings,” their art works together to create a …
Visiting Lecturer, Playwright Lisa Marie Rollins Explores Cultural Identities
Leah Veldhuisen ’19 Lisa Marie Rollins is an acclaimed playwright, director and poet based in the San Francisco Bay Area. This semester, Rollins is a visiting lecturer at CC, teaching two classes and directing a play at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Among many other accolades, Rollins has been a Sundance Theatre fellow and …
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Carlton Gamer Celebrates 90 Years of Life with Special Concert
By: Miriam Brown ’21 When Carlton Gamer first joined the Department of Music at Colorado College, the school’s trademark Block Plan system wasn’t even in the works yet. Now a professor emeritus, Gamer will turn 90 this year, and CC faculty are throwing him a concert in celebration. Gamer is most known for being a …
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Back to the Future: Students Learn From Artist-In-Residence Virgil Ortiz
By: Miriam Brown ’21 Most students never meet or interact with artists whose work they study in class. But thanks to Colorado College’s artist-in-residence program, students in the classes Human/Being Anthropological Perspectives and Southwest Arts and Culture learned about Virgil Ortiz’s art from Ortiz himself. Ortiz, a Pueblo artist who lives in Cochiti Pueblo, New …
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Students Perform Poetry-Songwriting Collaboration
By Ritik Shrestha ’22 Student performers at CC are pushing the boundaries of expressionism with exciting pieces. An example of this innovation can be found in the collaboration between the Art of Songwriting course taught by Assistant Professor of Music Iddo Aharony and Contemporary Poetry taught by Professor of English Jane Hilberry. With the help …
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